The most bewildering thing about man is his idea of work and the amount of work he imposes upon himself, or civilization has imposed upon him. All nature loafs, while man alone works for a living.

There is no proper time and place for reading. When the mood for reading comes, one can read anywhere

Simplicity is the outward sign and symbol of depth of thought.

Business men who are busy the whole day and immediately go to bed after supper, snoring like cows, are not likely to contribute anything to culture.

What is patriotism but the love of the food one ate as a child?

When we demand liberty of a person as a constitutional right, we are taking away from the officials their liberty to chop off people's heads.

Art is both creation and recreation.